- Self esteem focus
- CBT and DBT tools
- English and Spanish
About Karen
Karen Gudino-Gutierrez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California who focuses on building self esteem and confidence. She offers straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or anger. Her approach is respectful and compassionate, and she aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable.
Karen draws on practical therapies to tailor sessions to each person's needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used to teach emotion regulation and coping tools during high-stress moments.
Mindfulness-based strategies are woven into sessions to improve attention, reduce reactivity, and help people stay grounded when emotions run high. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons for change and build momentum toward goals. Solution-Focused methods keep work goal-oriented and time-efficient.
With seven years of experience, Karen helps people tackle issues like attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, codependency, and relationship challenges such as communication problems, infidelity, and jealousy. She also addresses persistent feelings of emptiness, guilt, shame, hoarding behavior, and questions about life purpose.
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. Karen invites people to take a small step toward a more satisfying life and will collaborate on a plan that fits individual circumstances and aims.
Karen draws on practical therapies to tailor sessions to each person's needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used to teach emotion regulation and coping tools during high-stress moments.
Mindfulness-based strategies are woven into sessions to improve attention, reduce reactivity, and help people stay grounded when emotions run high. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons for change and build momentum toward goals. Solution-Focused methods keep work goal-oriented and time-efficient.
With seven years of experience, Karen helps people tackle issues like attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, codependency, and relationship challenges such as communication problems, infidelity, and jealousy. She also addresses persistent feelings of emptiness, guilt, shame, hoarding behavior, and questions about life purpose.
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. Karen invites people to take a small step toward a more satisfying life and will collaborate on a plan that fits individual circumstances and aims.